The report "Intellectuals slam Modi's 'infiltrators' comment" (May 9) quotes some "intellectuals" as saying illegal immigrants of a particular community in the border areas should not be sent back because of the "sheer inhumanity" of doing so. The idea is to condemn Narendra Modi, who said infiltrators should be sent back. If you look at the intellectuals who have voiced this opinion, you will find they are either hard-core communists or communist sympathisers. It is the communist governments in West Bengal that allowed such illegal immigration to create a vote bank. I want to ask these intellectuals, which country allows illegal immigrants? Are they not aware of the Mexican immigrants being pursued and sent back and hounded by dogs in the US? Does Australia allow them freely in this manner. Or Canada, Russia or China?
Sukumar Mukhopadhyay, New Delhi
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